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September 15, 2014

October 2014 Recommended Reading

  Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown Farmer John’s Tractor by Sally Sutton I Went Walking by Sue Williams Wishy Washy by Elizabeth Fuller Down by the Barn by Will Hillenbrand Otis’s Busy Day by Loren Long Otis and the Scarecrow by Loren Long Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin Little Read More »

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August 21, 2014

September 2014 Recommended Reading – All About Me!

All About Me by Lee Aucoin It’s Okay to be Different by Todd Parr My Book About Me by Dr. Seuss Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson A, My Name is Alice by Jane Bayer Whoever You Are by Mem Fox Body Parts by Bev Schumacher Me and Read More »

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June 24, 2014

July 2014 Recommended Reading

Summer Camp Museum ABC by the Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum 123 by the Metropolitan Museum of Art Touch the Art: Brush Mona Lisa’s Hair by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo Babar’s Museum of Art by Laruen de Brunhoff Georgia’s Bones by Jen Bryant Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlilies by True Kelley Paris in the Read More »

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May 22, 2014

June 2014 Recommended Reading

Cool Cars by Tony Mitton Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom! by Stuart J. Murphy The Little Auto by Lois Lenski School Bus by Donald Crews The Wheels on the Bus by Paul O. Zelinsky Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems Terrific Trains by Tony Mitton I Love Trains! by Philemon Sturges Freight Read More »

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April 10, 2014

May 2014 Recommended Reading

Cinco de Mouse-O by Judy Cox Celebrating Cindo de Mayo: Fiesta Time! by Sandi Hill Cinco de Mayo by Mary Dodson Wade From Head to Toe by Eric Carle The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse by Eric Carle Eric Carle’s Animals Animals Today Is Monday by Eric Carle A House for Hermit Crab by Read More »

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March 21, 2014

April 2014 Recommended Reading

The Windy Day by Anna Milbourne Wake Me in Spring by James Preller Ten Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth Mouse’s First Spring by Lauren Thompson My Nest is Best by P.D. Eastman It’s Spring! by Samantha Berger It’s Spring! by Lisa Glaser Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit: A Book of Changing Seasons by Il Sung Na Read More »

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March 6, 2014

Oh, The Thinks You Can Think…

I had a moment this morning, a moment that inspired me. And to be honest, I needed a little inspiring lately. It’s easy to forget why we do what we do day in and day out. Well, I was reminded of that today and it got me thinking. This morning started like any other. My Read More »

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February 16, 2014

Building a Caring Community of Learners

As a classroom community, we share our thoughts, listen to one another, actively participate together, introduce new concepts and ideas, read together, sing together, and build a sense of respect and support for one another. Even in our infant and toddler classrooms, teachers are modeling the foundations for positive conversation and praising the charismatic gestures Read More »

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February 12, 2014

March 2014 Recommended Reading List

Board Books (Infants & Toddlers) Hop On Pop by Dr. Seuss The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss Mr. Brown can Moo, Can You? by Dr. Seuss There’s a Wocket in my Pocket! by Dr. Seuss Fox in Sox by Dr. Seuss Ten Apples Up on Top! by Dr. Seuss Ages 3+ Oh, The Thinks you Read More »

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January 14, 2014

February 2014 Recommended Reading List

1.   The Dancing Dragon by Marcia K. Vaughan 2.   Lanterns and Firecrackers: A Chinese New Year Story by Jonny Zucker 3.   *The Runaway Wok by Grace Lin 4.   Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin 5.   Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs  by Byron Barton 6.   DK First Facts:  Dinosaurs by Charlie Gardner 7.   Stomp, Dinosaur, Stomp! by Read More »

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